CAS 13569-63-6 Rhenium(III) chloride - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Rhenium(III) chloride

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Catalog Number

ACM13569636-3

CAS Number

13569-63-6

Product Name

Rhenium(III) chloride

Structure

Category

Electrolytes

Synonyms

Rhenium trichloride

IUPAC Name

trichlororhenium;

Molecular Weight

292.57

Molecular Formula

ReCl₃

Canonical SMILES

Cl[Re](Cl)Cl;

InChI

InChI=1S/3ClH.Re/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3;

InChI Key

LOIHSHVELSAXQN-UHFFFAOYSA-K;

Boiling Point

>550° C

Application

Rhenium(III) chloride serves as a foundational reagent in the synthesis of rhenium complexes, demonstrating its utility as a catalyst in chemical reactions. This dark-red solid releases a green vapor upon heating, facilitating the deposition of metallic rhenium. It is soluble in water and glacial acetic acid, highlighting its versatile nature in various solvents, though it does not act as an electrolyte in solution. Rhenium(III) chloride's ability to react with peralkylated benzene-metal complexes, which function as electron reservoirs, underscores its significance in advanced synthetic chemistry.

Storage

room temperature

Complexity

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

236-987-1

Exact Mass

291.862g/mol

Heavy Atom Count

Monoisotopic Mass

291.862g/mol

Topological Polar Surface Area